Saturday, January 20, 2007

To register for any of these programs, please call the Youth Services Department at 823-0156, Ext. 217.

Stop by the Youth Services Department to make your own Flat Traveler!! Join us as we send our Flat Travelers off on their international library adventure!! Return your traveler by February 1, 2007 for departure. In March, join us to celebrate their exciting return at our Welcome Back Party. Date to be announced.

Join us for our Super Bowl Party on February 3, 2007 from 2:00 until 3:00 p.m. in the Reading Room at the Library. We’ll have some tasty snacks, and some of the Wilkes University football players will visit us. Come prepared to test your football knowledge during our trivia contest. Don’t miss the fun!! This program is for children ages 5 to 12 and their parents.

VERIZON READS COMPUTER WORKSHOPS FOR KIDSThe Osterhout Free Library is providing computer workshops for children ages 6 to 11.We will play fun computer games, including some on the Internet.

Monday, January 15, 2007

"Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968), American clergyman and Nobel Prize winner, one of the principal leaders of the American civil rights movement and a prominent advocate of nonviolent protest. King’s challenges to segregation and racial discrimination in the 1950s and 1960s helped convince many white Americans to support the cause of civil rights in the United States. After his assassination in 1968, King became a symbol of protest in the struggle for racial justice." (click here to continue reading this MSN Encarta article)

For more information on this imporant American citizen take a look at these links:

LAPTOTTS-The Osterhout Free Library is pleased to announce the new Winter Schedule for the Verizon Reads LAPTOTTS ( Learning Assisted by Parents and Teachers on Technology for Tots) for children ages 2-5 and their parents/caregivers.

Monday, January 22, 2007 @ 12:00-12:45 p.m.

Thursday, January 11, 2007 @ 2:00– 2:45 p.m.

Thursday, January 25, 2007@ 2:00-2:45 p.m.

Verizon Reads Computer Workshops for Kids- The Osterhout Free Library is providing computer workshops for children ages 6-11.We will have playful computer activities including the internet.

Monday, January 15, 2007 @ 3:30-4:30 p.m.

Monday, January 29, 2007 @ 3:30-4:30 p.m.

Saturday, January 6, 2007 @ 2:00-3:00 p.m.

Saturday, January 20, 2007 @ 2:00-3:00 p.m

Preschool Storytime– Children participate in songs, stories, fingerplays, a craft project, and see a film! Kindergarten readiness skills are introduced at each session for four weeks.

Not Your Grandma’s Term Paper: Cut your homework time in half by learning how to use your computer efficiently to write a research paper.Find citable sources from your desktop, paste with keystrokes, organize electronically, add your own ideas, toss it all in your own custom template and violá! Research paper! You can even make Word do some of your typing for you! Note: You will NOT need 3x5 index cards, pencils or papers for this activity.January 27, 2007, 2:00-3:00 p.m. Call 823-0156 ext. 217 to register.

Teen Babysitting Course: Earn your American Red Cross certification and get ready to earn some money! Two-part course for babysitters ages 11-18.Tuition of $40, payable to the American Red Cross, is due at the library by January 26.Classes will be held on February 3 and 10, 2007 at 9:00-12:30 p.m. Call 823-0156 ext. 217 to register.